Modern Stitcheries

I got really amazing feedback on my post about giving up on a project. It felt like a weight was lifted and I was finally able to start something new. I talked to Evie about what kind of quilt she would want me to make and originally she said pink, but then changed her mind to wanting a rainbow quilt.
I know I want to make quilts for both girls so I decided to cut two blocks of all the fabrics and then make them each rainbow quilts using different designs. Since I almost exclusively buy 1/8 yard cuts of fabric which is 4.5", I decided to do 4" blocks.
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It's been awhile before I had any sort of update on the status of my rainbow quilt. It's a very, very slow moving project and I'm working on it in a kind of backwards way.
I used this hexagon quilt calculator to figure out how many I needed and the grand total was 3284. I ended up with a lot more than that though because I wasn't paying attention and made a couple hundred too many in some colors and had to play catch up to get enough of the others. So I'm going to have to come up with a project that uses a lot of yellows, greens, and blues! The finished quilt ... Read More

I've been slowly accumulating hexagons for my giant rainbow quilt. This is the first quilt I'm making and I decided to be extremely ambitious. I upgraded to a queen size and I need about 1000 more hexagons. Basting the hexagons isn't the big deal for me, it's the joining. I find it extremely tedious, but I do love the satisfaction of seeing the project grow.
I am joining in small batches to make the project more manageable to work on. I thinkI did my math right on how many rows I need, but just to be safe I'm not joining everything together yet. I am only joining ... Read More

I made it through the 30 for 30 crafting challenge and I'm pretty proud of what I've accomplished!
I finished the French knot color wheel. This became my main focus for awhile and I'm really excited to have finished it during the 30 days.
I didn't work on Evie's blanket at all but I'm almost done with Mira's.
This is the hardest to see a lot of progress on, but I've done 4 rows around. I have 4 more rows and then a border and I'm finished.
I still have a few more designs to stitch up and a lot of hexagons to make, but it made good progress on the Wild ... Read More

I am absolutely loving this 30 for 30 crafting challenge! I have so many projects I lost interest in working on that I do really want to finish, but I have a hard time choosing them over the more exciting current projects I'm working on. But 30 minutes is such a short amount of time, I can easily set aside a half hour to work on one of these poor neglected projects.
I laid out a list of the projects I planned to resurrect and I've been making good progress!
The French knot color wheel is my new focus. I really want to get it done so I have been working on it the ... Read More

I haven't been working on them as much, but I'm still slowly making hexagons for my quilt. I am up to 1594 now, so I'm getting there! Although I was debating going even bigger and making it a queen size instead of twin. It would require about 1,000 extra hexagons than I originally planned, which sounds daunting, but I figure if I'm going to do it I might as well go all in! And really, if I'm already making 2363, is 3284 really that many more?
I was originally going to wait until the end to start joining but I think I'm going to start soon. I'm really excited to see ... Read More

Hi! I'm Rebecca, purveyor of cross stitcheries and curator of cute. Hugs are Fun! is my creative outlet for sharing all manner of crafts and art projects. There is a lot to see, so get reading!
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